PORT ST. LUCIE — Francisco Rodriguez couldn’t have asked for a better spring.

The Mets closer has not allowed a run over nine Grapefruit League appearances, his first action since the team placed him on the disqualified list last August with a torn thumb ligament sustained while punching the grandfather of his children at Citi Field.

Rodriguez said he’s also trying to prove he can be a better person off the field.

Rodriguez has undergone court-ordered anger-management sessions during spring training, and said he’ll have about 20 classes remaining in New York.

“I’m learning how to deal with situations in the future,” he said.

Rodriguez said he hasn’t stopped to consider how the fans might greet him at Citi Field.

“I don’t care,” Rodriguez said. “I only have one thing to do: Get people out and do my job.”

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Jason Isringhausen and Blaine Boyer remained in limbo about their job status after each met separately with manager Terry Collins.

Isringhausen and Boyer could be competing for one spot in the Mets’ bullpen, although the team conceivably could carry eight relievers to begin the season. Though another righty candidate, Pedro Beato, hasn’t been told if he’s made the team, his Rule 5 status should land him a job.

Boyer can opt out of his contract if he isn’t placed on the 25-man roster, and Isringhausen has told team officials he will not accept a minor-league assignment.

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Ronny Paulino’s status remained in question, as the catcher underwent a “diagnostic procedure” yesterday, according to GM Sandy Alderson.

The Mets removed Paulino from baseball activities on Saturday after receiving results of a blood test administered to him with his physical upon arriving to camp. Paulino is suspended for the first eight games of the season — he served 42 games of the punishment last year — for failing a drug test with the Marlins. Alderson has said the blood test was unrelated to Paulino’s drug test.